# Rocketbook review (2026): is it worth $34.99? > Reusable paper notebooks that scan to cloud services via a free app Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Rocketbook sells reusable notebooks and planners that you write on with compatible pens and wipe clean with water and a cloth. The free Rocketbook app scans each page and sends it to destinations such as email, Google Drive, Evernote or Dropbox. Handwriting can be transcribed to typed text when sending to supported services. - **Category:** Note-Taking Apps - **Made by:** Rocketbook - **Website:** https://getrocketbook.com - **Runs on:** iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want something free to try: the app needs a notebook first. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Rocketbook is a paid product, starting at $34.99 one-time (Core notebook); the app is free. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Core | $34.99 one-time, from; Letter or Executive size | Reusable notebook with lined or dotted pages, in Letter (32 pages) or Executive (36 pages) sizes. | | Fusion | $37.99 one-time, from | Planner and notebook in one, with calendars, to-do and idea lists, a goal tracker and note pages. | Read from https://getrocketbook.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Rocketbook before buying. ## Key features - **Reusable pages:** Write with compatible pens, scan the page, then wipe it with a damp towel to use it again. - **Scan to cloud destinations:** Up to seven shortcut symbols can each send a scan to a service such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, OneNote or Slack. - **Smart Titles and Smart Tags:** Handwritten titles between hashtags name the scanned file, and tags written on the page are passed to some destinations. - **Transcription:** Handwritten pages can be turned into typed text when sent to supported destinations such as email, Evernote or Google Drive. - **Smart Lists:** A handwritten list with checkboxes is detected and converted into a checklist you can tick off digitally. ## Good for - People who think best writing on paper but want digital copies - Students and meeting-goers who scan pages to a shared drive ## Worth knowing - Notebook prices shown are starting prices; sizes and bundles cost more, and pens are sold separately. - Transcription works best on lined, dot grid and blank pages, per the site. - The app lists iOS and Android only, and some destinations are limited to one of the two. - A Pro notebook line and other products exist; their prices were not read. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Rocketbook sells notebooks you write on with compatible pens and wipe clean, and a free app scans each page to services like Google Drive and Evernote. A notebook starts at $34.99 with pens extra, and the app does nothing until you own one. - **Value for money: A.** A Core notebook is $34.99 once, under a year of the category's middle subscription at $5.99 a month. Pens and bundles cost more. - **Free plan and trial: F.** The app is free, but it only works with a Rocketbook page, so the way in is buying a notebook. - **Features: C.** Reusable pages, scan to email and cloud services, transcription and smart lists. The listing's gaps: transcription works best on lined, dot grid and blank pages, and it is paper, not a notes library. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You choose scan destinations in the app, and learn which symbols on a page send where. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** iPhone and Android only, though it sends to Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, OneNote, Slack and others. Some destinations are limited to one of the two phones. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Rocketbook's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among note-taking apps - Rocketbook's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 7 of the 169 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 72 of 169) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/note-taking ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of Rocketbook you could make: notes and tasks. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 152 of the 169 other note-taking apps grade higher. It costs $34.99, paid once. - You could make: Notes and tasks: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Drive, Dropbox and Evernote among them. - You could not: Hooks into the device itself: handwriting. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 31,018 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1036898971 ## Works with Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, OneNote, OneDrive, Slack, Trello, Todoist **Tags:** Notes, Tasks, Transcription ## Alternatives - [reMarkable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/remarkable): Paper tablets for handwritten notes, plus an optional subscription. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remarkable-vs-rocketbook) - [Supernote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/supernote): E Ink handwriting tablets with companion mobile and desktop apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rocketbook-vs-supernote) - [Goodnotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goodnotes): Handwritten notes, PDF markup and whiteboards with an AI assistant. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodnotes-vs-rocketbook) - [Notability](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notability): Handwritten notes with synced audio, transcripts and AI study tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notability-vs-rocketbook) - [Noteshelf](https://toolgpa.com/tools/noteshelf): Handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation for stylus devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/noteshelf-vs-rocketbook) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://getrocketbook.com/ - https://getrocketbook.com/pages/how-rocketbook-works - https://getrocketbook.com/products/new-rocketbook-core - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rocketbook-app/id1036898971 Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/rocketbook Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).